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Jazz 09 December, 2011

"Boom Town" Takes Soul-jazz Saxophonist Richard Elliot To No1

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Escondido, CA (Top40 Charts/ Great Scott P.R.oductions) Soul-jazz saxman Richard Elliot has been blowing up radio with the funky single "Boom Town," which has taken command of Billboard's BDSradio.com smooth jazz national airplay chart for the past four weeks. The track, produced by Elliot and fusion pioneer Jeff Lorber, is the debut single from Elliot's October release, In The Zone, and the latest of more than a dozen #1 singles registered by the genre-defining Artistry Music recording artist.

Elliot's 16th solo collection, In The Zone salutes the seminal instrumentalists that most influenced the saxophonist in his formative years of the 1970s and '80s including Grover Washington Jr., Bob James and David Sanborn. Elliot and Lorber penned the nine original songs that comprise the disc as well as dishing up a sweltering version of the gritty Marvin Gaye classic, "Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)."

Concert dates are presently being booked for next spring and summer for Elliot to reteam with trumpeter Rick Braun to tour as RnR, a dynamic duo that held the #1 spot captive on the radio airplay charts for an astonishing 15 weeks with the self-titled, title track from their 2007 album collaboration.

In addition to sweeping the nation's radio waves, In The Zone has been receiving critical praise. Smooth Jazz Magazine selected it as the #1 album of 2011. Below are highlights from some reviews.

All Music Guide: "Elliot's sense of time when soloing is deadly. The melody is as infectious and celebratory as it is sexy…"

Digital Jazz News: "Richard Elliot lives his passion. A uniquely personal release and a natural progression and follow up to Rock Steady (Artistry, 2009), Richard Elliot shares his own soulful musical statement with In The Zone…Elliot is an incredibly lyrical instrumentalist with improvisational chops to work on the fly while having that nice fat tenor sound of a Hank Mobley throw-back player…Contemporary jazz has taken some hits over the past year for lacking originality, spontaneity and passion. A perfect ebb and flow on this release provides all three from an artist with a sincere desire to be known as someone that can play from the heart not just the head. Musical honesty and integrity is rare commodity these days but it is clear that it is Richard Elliot's passion that has him 'In The Zone' and with one of the finest contemporary releases of the year!"

The Smooth Jazz Ride: "…the iconic saxophonist with the distinctly soulful touch turns it on with jazzy runs, soulful rhythms, memorable melodies, and tight, catchy hooks…Full of sweet grooves, spunk, and slick but not frenzied drive."

Sounds of Timeless Jazz: "Elliot brings his informed knowledge of such great musicians as Grover Washington, Jr., David Sanborn and Bob James and his own great saxophonics to this inspired project…innovative music that will just blow you away."

The Urban Music Scene: "It's a Winner!!...In The Zone is a 10 song horn oriented delight… In The Zone again proves why Richard Elliot is such a joy to listen and see in concert..."

Smooth Jazz Daily: "With In The Zone Richard Elliot garners anew the Triple A of smooth jazz. Eclectic music with a well-crafted musicianship on every track that attracts all music lovers."

Additional information is available at www.richardelliot.com.

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